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Apple, Cisco On Their Way To iPhone Settlement?

iPhonegate continues. Word hit late last night that: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-oddsmodo-the-chances-cisco-will-destroy-apple-i-227927 Apple and Cisco have agreed to extend the time for Apple to respond to the lawsuit to allow for discussions between the companies with the aim of reaching agreement on trademark rights and interoperability. Or, in English, Cisco and Apple realized that too much money is…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Tokyo Micro Garden Cellphone Strap

You know we love cellphone straps around here, so how could we resist what could be the ultimate cellphone strap ever? This one’s called the Tokyo Micro garden, and contains a “nutrient-rich gel” and a plant which actually grows over time. Cool, yes, but even cooler when you smash it against a would-be-mugger’s face and…

Tech News Jason Chen

Chicago’s Grant Park: Fighting for the Future

I finally finished the PBS American Experience documentary, “Chicago – City of the Century” and found plenty to talk about in the paleo-future department. One particularly interesting element of the doc was the creation of Grant Park. Apparently plans were set in place to use the park for commercial purposes after the Great Fire of…

Tech News Matt Novak

Nintendo Giving the Wii a Paint Job

Seems like the folks at GameDrift got an “anonymous Nintendo rep” to confirm that new colored Wiis are heading our way, particularly in red and black. This seems to jive with earlier rumblings of new colored Wiimotes, which gets our hopes up very high. Unfortunately, the anonymous rep forgot to reveal availability, so we’ll just…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

AT&T Launches Pay-Per-Use Push-To-Talk Dash-Dash

Great news for inconsiderate people as AT&T/Cingular’s rolling out push-to-talk on their network on a pay-per-use basis. That means if you’re not sure you want to commit to a $9.99 (or $19.99 for families) unlimited use plan to annoy people month after month, you now have a pay-as-you-go option as well. AT&T will charge you…

Tech News Jason Chen

The Lighting Stick

If a standard halogen floor lamp is too boring for you, take a look at this Lighting Stick. It’s a stand-up model that blasts light onto a wall with numerous LEDs. You can set the lights to one solid color—Murderous Red for example—or have them cycle between colors like a rave in slow motion. Except…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Concept Love Couch Senses Impending O-Face

This concept couch uses sensors to detect when two bodies become the beast with two backs, triggering an electroluminescent floral arrangement that is both romantic and geeky beyond belief. Shotgun toting dads could wire this thing to trigger an alarm instead of a bouquet. Danielle Sobik love sofa [via UberGizmo]

Tech News Brian Lam

Is Dell Prepping a Game-worthy UMPC?

Well, if you ask Dell’s global gaming chief, Abizar Vakharia, it sure sounds like they are. When drilled on the question of a future gaming handheld Vakharia admitted it was on their radar screen. He didn’t give up any other details, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they have an Axim-like gaming handheld in the…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Okwap S868 Windows Mobile Smartphone With Virtual Click-Wheel

Just when you think HTC’s dominated the market, OKWAP’s S868 Pocket PC phones comes out and shows that HTC’s not the only Taiwanese brand that can make good Windows Mobile smartphones. The S868 runs WM5 Pocket PC Edition (the non-gimped, touchscreen one) and has an Intel PXA270 416MHz Processor, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, a 2.4-inch…

Tech News Jason Chen

Get the Latest iPod shuffle Earbuds: Telling the Old Box vs. the New

Do you want to make sure you get Apple’s updated earbuds with your new iPod shuffle? That’ll be easy if you’re getting one of the newly-technicolored models. But if you’re getting a silver one, here’s how to tell the difference in the packaging so you won’t be stuck with those old-skool phones. https://gizmodo.com/apple-ipod-shuffle-in-color-like-1gb-mp3-playing-skitt-232447 Take a…

Tech News Charlie White

512MB Xbox 360 Memory Cards Up For Preorder

Thanks to the fact that current Xbox 360 memory cards only hold 64MB and the Xbox Live Arcade game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night weighs in at 97MB, Microsoft had to do something. That something? Releasing a bigger memory card. Gamestop has it up for pre-order (ships 3/1) for $49.99. That’s $10 more than the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Latest PSP Firmware 3.1 Carries Hidden Hack Fix

Looks like Sony tried to slip us one in their latest PSP Firmware update. Sure it’s got a new memory saving mode for the PSP’s web browser and support for new PlayStation Network games, but what they didn’t tell you is that for homebrew fans Firmware 3.10 will secretly brick your PSP. Anyone out there…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Okoro’s Extravagant High-End Vista Media Center

Along with Niveus, Okoro’s also releasing a high-end media center capable of taking advantage of Vista’s graphical abilities. Like the $3,499 Rainier Edition Niveus, this one only has over-the-air (OTA) HDTV tuning and not cable support. https://gizmodo.com/niveus-media-center-monoliths-bring-hd-dvd-and-cablecar-232829 Nevertheless, your $4,595 will get you an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor, 2GB of RAM, nVidia GeForce…

Tech News Jason Chen

Vista Swag Bag Winner

Congratulation to Daniel Woolston. We received a lot of “tattoo entries” in our Vista Swag Bag Giveaway and it was obvious they were all fake, except this one that was claimed to be real and looks very real. So, Daniel, enjoy your swag and you sir have true dedication to be permanently inked with the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

PQI Chinese New Year Inspired Credit Card Drive

Good news pigs! PQI is releasing a limited edition Fortune Pig Edition flash card drive. It’s a 2GB flash drive in the shape of a credit card adorned with dragony-ish Chinese-y designs on the front to make you believe that storing your Firefox bookmarks is some kind of ancient Chinese secret. They’re only making 500…

Gadgets Jason Chen

RIAA Sues Teen, Gets Bitchslapped

The RIAA just doesn’t learn its lesson sometimes. 16-year-old Robert Santangelo has seen privacy lawsuits before. His mom, Patti Santangelo, was sued by the RIAA in 2005 and refused to settle. She took her case public and became a hero to DRM hating nerds everywhere. And the RIAA, stupid idiots, went ahead and sued her…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Want a Vista CableCARD Media Center? Not So Fast

If you were a Media Center 2005 user like us, you were eagerly awaiting Windows Vista’s arrival for its CableCARD HDTV compatibility and recording. Who needs a TiVo when you could build your own system for a couple hundred bucks that does just about as good a job? That is, until the Series 3 HD…

Tech News Jason Chen

Adventures in Ugly Design: The Cable Carpet

Most of us try to hide cables under the carpet or along the walls or inside the walls, but this weird cable carpet displays them prominently. Designed by a German student, this rug has cable patterns cut out of it, designed for you to pass your cables through. In our opinion this is pretty ugly,…

Gadgets Jason Chen

iNoPhone: Headset Made from an Apple Mouse

An enterprising modder has created his very own Apple Phone, dubbed the iNoPhone. It’s not exactly as slick as the official version, but it’s not without its charm. Made from an old Apple mouse and a Bluetooth headset, it’s not really a full phone — it’s a headset, and you need a real phone equipped…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Windows Vista Upgrade Flowchart

Still confused about whether to upgrade to Vista? Hit the link to have all your questions answered in the way that only a flowchart can. Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart [Bbspot]

Tech News Jason Chen

Apple, Cisco On Their Way To iPhone Settlement?

Tokyo Micro Garden Cellphone Strap

Chicago’s Grant Park: Fighting for the Future

Nintendo Giving the Wii a Paint Job

AT&T Launches Pay-Per-Use Push-To-Talk Dash-Dash

The Lighting Stick

Concept Love Couch Senses Impending O-Face

Is Dell Prepping a Game-worthy UMPC?

Okwap S868 Windows Mobile Smartphone With Virtual Click-Wheel

Get the Latest iPod shuffle Earbuds: Telling the Old Box vs. the New

512MB Xbox 360 Memory Cards Up For Preorder

Latest PSP Firmware 3.1 Carries Hidden Hack Fix

Okoro’s Extravagant High-End Vista Media Center

Vista Swag Bag Winner

PQI Chinese New Year Inspired Credit Card Drive

RIAA Sues Teen, Gets Bitchslapped

Want a Vista CableCARD Media Center? Not So Fast

Adventures in Ugly Design: The Cable Carpet

iNoPhone: Headset Made from an Apple Mouse

The Windows Vista Upgrade Flowchart

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

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Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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